Sharing Friendship Across the Globe

 

Upton & Western Elementary in Hardin Co.,Kentucky

 and

Solkan Elementary School Solkan,Slovenia

 

View their wonderful Bridges Magazine

(purpose: to build bridges to join generations, nationalities and cultures)

 at

http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/index.htm

 

Bridges has been selected a Top 100 eSchool Award Project

 By European Schoolnet

 

Music:  Baby Doll Polka                                      Midi Files sequenced by Anders Bakke  Accordion Man's Polka Page http://members.aol.com/ACCRDNMN/polka.html

 

Our Friendship is featured in the Hardin County Cultural Diversity Newsletter!

 

From:             "jstith" <jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us>

To:               <viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si>

Subject:          Sharing across the globe

Date sent:        Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:54:32 -0500

 

 We would like to share the story of our Heifer Project with you.  It is at http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/HeiferProject.html  Please write back to us and share your location and news of your activities.  We are two small elementary schools in Hardin County, Kentucky trying to reach across

the globe in friendship.

 jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

 

 

 

 

From:  Viljenka Savli [viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

To:  J Stith

Sent: Mon 1/29/01 12:51 PM

Subject:  Re: Sharing across the globe

 

HI, there,

 

I've received your letter and I thank you for your story. We are also an elementary school, but from Slovenia, that is a small new country (independant from 1991), before we were in the same size one of the republics of former Yugoslavia. You can read about our country at

(http://www.matkurja.com/eng/)

 

We are quite active in internet projects and we colaborate with different schools all over the world. We would like to invite you to write an article about your school and place to our

electronic magazine Bridges (http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/) it would be very interesting for us.

 

We are looking forward to your next letter.

 

Bye

Vili

 

 

 

 

 

From:  J. Stith

To:  'viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si'

Sent:  Mon 1/29/01 1:30 PM

 

 

Dear New Friends,

     Here are our web site addresses to show you pictures of our two schools, the teachers & staffs, students, and technology projects about some of the topics we have been researching the past three years. UPTON http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/Upton/default.html

 and WESTERN http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/western/default.html.  Our schools are located in Hardin County, Kentucky, which are about 50-60 miles south & west of Louisville, which is located beside the Ohio River.  Our Music Teacher and librarian go to both our schools and help us do things together even though we are located about 25 miles apart.  Upton has about 135 students plus pre-school and is located in the town of Upton.  Western has about 110 plus pre-school & is in the middle of a field. Eastview is the closest town, about four miles away.

     The highlights for this year's program include emphasis on Reading using the Four-Block Model, an increase in the number of arts and humanities events to which the students will be exposed, increased time with art and music teachers, and visits to famous museums on the Internet. Through the school's television program, WETV, students have interviewed many career personnel in an effort to emphasize the school-to-work program. A science lab within the school has been set up and a .5 Special Education unit will be part of the school's configuration.

     We are most proud of our Heifer Project http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/HeiferProject.html

collaboration.  We made a book of our favorite web sites and raised enough money to send five live heifers to hungry families in Rwanda Africa.  When the heifers have offspring, the families will pass on the gift to another needy family, as will they, so that many people will be helped to have more food and resources for education, medicine, & better housing.  We hosted a live call-in TV program that is being video streamed over the Internet to encourage other classes and schools to conduct their own Heifer Project.  It is at http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/video/playvid1.html

    One of our librarian's best friends in elementary school was a girl from Lithuania, which looks to be about 800 miles from your country.  We were excited to learn that the Lipizzaner horses are raised in the village of Lipica.  In what city is your school located?  Please answer soon and tell us about your school.  We are trying to make another booklet of the Best Educational Web-sites in the world.  Could you share some of yours with us that have English translations? 

 

Love, Upton & Western Elementary Students

 

 

 

From:  Viljenka Savli [viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

To:  Joan Stith

Subject:  RE: Sharing across the globe

Sent:  Mon 1/29/01 2:47 PM

Dear friend from far away,

 

Your websites are great and also all the activities. Can I publish the content of the letter in our

magazine?

I will be back soon.

 

Our homepage is:http://www2.arnes.si/~osngso3s/ and some pages are translated, especially those

about projects. Later i and my group of students will try to send you some web pages in Slovenia

that are translated.

 

Soon back

 

Vili

 

 

 

From:  J. Stith

To:  'Viljenka Savli'

Subject:  Hello

Sent:  Tue 2/6/01 10:56 AM

 

Dear Friends,

 

     We researched your country in the encyclopedia and learned about the famous Lippizzaner horses!  Our librarian got to see them perform many years ago in Indiana. 

 

     Our state of Kentucky is famous for raising thoroughbred horses around Lexington, about a 100 miles from here.  The first Saturday in May the Kentucky Derby is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, about 60 miles north of here.  Have you ever heard of it?

 

     What are your favorite foods?  Ours are chicken nuggets, pizza, spaghetti, macaroni & cheese, mashed potatoes, peas, hotdogs, and French fries.

 

     What are your favorite games?  We like to play football, pin ball, basketball, baseball, four square, hockey, Nintendo, jump rope, jacks, tic-tac-toe, checkers, Sorry, Blue's Clues, and hide and go seek.

 

     At Western Kindergarten is working on Basic Skills.  They acted out a play of The Big Bad Wolf story.  The First & Second Graders just finished studying the five senses.  Our third graders are learning about Japan.  The Fourth Graders are working on their portfolio pieces for the end of the year testing.  Mr. Wood's Fifth Graders are researching American History.

 

     We got this message and are excited to share it with your class.  Won't these second graders be excited to receive an e-mail from your school and country 1/2 way around the world!

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Sieberg [mailto:dsieberg@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:33 AM
To: Amy Drake (E-mail); Helene Prongay (E-mail); Lisa Young (E-mail); Richard A Masi (E-mail); Diane LeClair (E-mail); Marie Rydzy (E-mail); Nancy Fonseca (E-mail); Susan Short (E-mail)
Subject: FW: Send some information to these 2nd graders

Hello!  We are in the 2nd grade at McComb Elementary
School in  Caro,Michigan.   We are located in Tuscola County, We
have decided, after seeing this done at another school, to map an
e-mail project. We are curious to see where in the world our e-mail will
travel via the Internet, between the period of February 1, 2001, May 1, 2001,
 (only 3 months).  This is not a pen pal project, so we will not write you
back (unless you request it).We would like your help. If you receive this
message, we ask that you:

1) e-mail back at:  kfestian@caro.k12.mi.us  and tell us your
city/state/location so we can plot it on our map

2) Send this letter on to everyone you know so that they can send it
on to everyone they know (and so on) to help us reach even more
people.  We're tracking the number of responses we receive by
making a graph in our math classes using the numbers received by state.
  
With your help, we can make this a very fun and exciting learning
experience.   PLEASE help us.

Thank you for any help you can give.

Your friends,

Ben H. McComb Elementary School
Mrs. Festian's 2nd Grade
303 N. Hooper Street
Caro, MI  48723

 

Love from Upton and Western in Hardin County, Kentucky

jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

 

 

From:  Viljenka Savli [viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]                                                                                                     To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us                                                                                                                                      Subject: another letter from Slovenia                                                                                                                             Sent:  Sun 3/4/01 9:13 AM

Dear friend,

This is the letter two from us. It was written with love and so I have to send it to you.

Take care

Vili

 

Hello!

We are students from Solkan Elementary School, Slovenia, Europe and we were very glad, when we received your letter. It was a pleasant surprise for us that you know about our Lippizzaner horses.

They live in a town called Lipica, which is known by the five hundred year- old horse training.

We have "problems" with them, because Austrians maintain that they belong to Austria. But we don't want to lose them, so we will fight for them.

Anyway, as you already know, we are children from Solkan Elementary School. This is a quite big, half old and half new building. Here are about 650 students and 60 teachers. In front of the school there is a playground for football, basketball, athletics. Behind the school, there is a quite big meadow, and we run there when we have PE and sports. We also have a small school library anda school canteen. All important performances are in our school hall, where we have a small gallery, too.

Our small town, Solkan, is a part of an also small country, called Slovenia. It lies between the Alps and the Adriatic sea. Our population is about 2 million. We all speak Slovenian language.

Our nature here is really marvellous. We have high mountains (the highest is Triglav-three heads, 2864 m high and it's our symbol), green forests, deep caves, nice lakes, and some beautiful waterfalls. We also have a small piece of coast of the Adriatic Sea. Our sea is beautiful and quite a lot tourists come to enjoy it. Our capital city is Ljubljana, which is also the centre of the country.

We have many wine areas, because we are known in the world by good wine and also by good, traditional food.

Our town, Solkan, is a small town next to the Italian border. Its symbol is old Solkan stone Bridge above the cleanest river in Europe, the Soča. About 1001 years ago Solkan was first mentioned in the written sources.

Around Solkan, there are many interesting places. To the north there is the Soča's valley, with beautiful turquoise colour of the river Soča. To the south there is a town Nova Gorica. To the east there is a well known wine area Vipava valley, with the slow river Vipava. To the west there is Italy, a nice and sunny country. And to the northwest there is another wine area, Goriška brda, which is known by big and tasty cherries.

Slovenia is a nice place, and it's not bad to live in it.

You asked us what is our favourite food and our favourite games. Here are the answers:

-Favourite food is pizza, spaghetti, minestrone all kinds of sweets...

-Favourite games are football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, skiing, kayaking...

I hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,

Eva Sušnik

 

On this site you can find more information about Lippizzaner horses:

http://www.k-lipica.si/

This is the site of our school:

http://www2.arnes.si/~osngso3s/

 

On this site is our virtual magazine Mostovi/Bridges, it will be nice, if you send us pictures of interesting bridges in your town:

http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/

 

Viljenka Savli Co-ordinator ESP for Slovenia http://www2.arnes.si/~esp/ Solkan Elementary School http://www2.arnes.si/~osngso3s/ http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/ Solska ulica 25, Solkan 5000 Nova Gorica tel: +386 5 330 77 00 fax: +386 5 300 55 14 Personal HP: http://os-sezana.s-skps.kp.edus.si/snd/ distance learning - english. http://ro.zrsss.si/~viljenka/ e-mail: viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si

 

From:  Viljenka Savli [viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]                                                                                                                                                        Subject:  RE: Sharing across the globe                                                                                                                                                                                           To:  jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us                                                                                                                                                                                                       Sent:  Sun 3/4/01 8:52 AM

Hi,

 

Thanks for your letter. Here is the answer of my students. I hope you have seen your article in our magazine Tge Bridges. We also wrote to the kindergarten school that collets the answers from everywhere. If you know for the school that would like to write us, let me know. Thanks for everything.

Best wishes

 

Vili

Hello all of you !!!

 

We are a small group in smaller country Slovenia. First I will tell you something about our group. We’re now in grade 7 of Solkan Elementary School. Our favourite foods are something like sweets, pizzas, hamburgers… We aren’t very complicated pupils. We’re very good friends, and we like to work on projects. We also like school, but we like holidays much more. Our school is in west Slovenia. I think that our school is one of the best schools in our region. Why?

 

It’s a big white building surrounded with meadows. In front of the school there is a playground for basketball, football and other games. There is also a lane for running. When there is a break time we always go out to the playgrounds, when the weather is fine of course. Near our school there is also a kindergarten. I was there too, when I was little. Our school is divided into two parts, the “old school “ and the “new school”. In the old school there are classes from 1 to 4, and the new school that is the new part which was built much later. Our school is quite well equipped with computers. We have a big computer room with 17 computers, a scanner, a video projector and two printers and in our English classroom there are seven monitors connected to a computer, a printer, an internet access and a scanner. I think that now you know enough about our school, and you are

ready to learn something more about our country.

 

I mentioned before that we are in west part of Slovenia. Although our country is among the smallest in Europe we divide it into four bigger parts. Our, the west one near the sea, the north one which is near the Alps, the east one very low one and the south one named Kras - Karst. We have a lot of woods, much grass, nice, deep and long caves, very nice old cities or better towns and also good food and delicious drinks. Our greatest poet is France Prešeren, and our anthem is one of his poems. Our parliament decides about most of things in Slovenia, but we also have a president Milan Kučan who presents our country in the world. If you were the tourists in my country I would take you to Lipica. That is a town, about 40 km away from our town, well known by horses, nice white horses called Lipicanci. Then I would take you into one or two world known caves, and then we would go to the coast to see fields of salt and our oldest town Piran. After that I would take you to the

Alps, that you would feel the cold air of the mountains. Maybe you would ski there. There are a lot more interesting things in Slovenia but I will ended our trip here.

 

If you want to know more about us, than write us back!

 

For the group of students from Slovenia, Sanja Gorjan

 

Viljenka Savli

Co-ordinator ESP for Slovenia

http://www2.arnes.si/~esp/

Solkan Elementary School

http://www2.arnes.si/~osngso3s/

http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/

Solska ulica 25, Solkan

5000 Nova Gorica

tel: +386 5 330 77 00

fax: +386 5 300 55 14

Personal HP:

http://os-sezana.s-skps.kp.edus.si/snd/

distance learning - english.

http://ro.zrsss.si/~viljenka/

e-mail: viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si

 

 

From: Stith, Joan   Library

To: 'viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si'

Subject:  Similarities

Sent:  Wed 3/7/01 12:51 PM

Dear Friends,

 

     Your Bridges Magazine is really cool!  You have been working hard on it.  We especially like the way the graphics zoom in at the beginning of each school's section.

 

     We were excited to receive your two letters at once!  We enjoyed learning about your flag and have put it on our web sites.  It is neat to learn that both our flags are red, white and blue!

 

     Pizzas, hamburgers, spaghetti and sweets we also share as favorite foods.  We're good friends, like to work on projects, and just like you like holidays even more!  At Upton our playground is in front of the school too. At Western we are surrounded by meadows and it is in the back.  This coming year we will have kindergarten classes for the whole day, instead of half a day.

 

     We have computers and are connected to the Internet.  We enjoy taking "Magic Carpet Rides" around the world to learn about all kinds of topics and making reports, databases and charts and graphs to share our knowledge on the world-wide-web.

 

     We are very interested in learning about your country & excited to be involved in your Bridges Project.  We were excited to learn about your Natural Bridge in Slovenia. About 100 miles from Hardin County is Natural Bridge State Resort Park at http://www.4x4now.com/ajjdbnb.htm .  It is home to the great natural sandstone arch that stands in the midst of the Daniel Boone National Forest, near the Red River Gorge Geological Area south of Lexington, Kentucky. There is a map of Kentucky on the site to click on to see where it is located. 

 

     There is a bridge at White Mills which is between our two towns (closer to Western than Upton)that is very beautiful.  You can see it at  http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/lynnvale/whitemills/menu.htm .

 

      A bridge over the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky. and New Albany, Ind. is the site each spring of Thunder Over Louisville, http://www.iglou.com/loucom/thunder.shtml , the major Kentucky Derby Season event that is our nation's largest fireworks display.

 

     This is the official Kentucky Derby Festival site address http://navigation.helper.realnames.com/framer/1/0/default.asp?realname=Kentucky+Derby+Festival&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ekdf%2Eorg&frameid=1&providerid=0&uid=17482728

 

     So we have bridges and horses in common too.  Also caves.  Mammoth Cave see http://www.nps.gov/maca/home.htm  , about 40 miles south of Upton, is the most extensive cave system on earth with over 350 miles of mapped passageways.

 

     We would love to see the Alps in summer & winter and go skiing.  The Appalachian Mountain chain stretches through Eastern Kentucky. See information at the Appalachian Trail Conference web site at http://www.atconf.org/hike/index.html  .  We followed a married couple and their dog as they hiked the entire Appalachian Trail last year by reading the journal they placed on the Internet.  We would write to them and send the letters ahead so they would be waiting for them when they arrived at towns along the trail. They answered our letters and sent pictures from the trail. See http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/Upton/AppalachianTrail.html . 

 

     We are amazed at how many things we have in common even though we are half way around the world from each other!  Hope to hear from you again soon.

 

                          Best Wishes from Upton and Western Elementary Students and Staff,

                                                  Hardin County, Kentucky USA

 

 

 

From:  "Stith, Joan   Library" <jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us>

To:  "'viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si'"

Subject: FW: Council On Diversity Newsletter (April-June)

Date sent: Mon, 7 May 2001 15:18:31 -0400

 

 Dear Students and Staff at Solkan Elementary School,

     Your school has been highlighted in the Hardin County Cultural Diversity Newsletter for our friendship via e-mail this year. 

     Our students would like to tell you about a typical school day at Upton & Western in Kentucky and ask if you could share a typical school day in Solkan, Slovenia with us.

A Day at School

Get up and dress for school.

Ride the bus to school.

Arrive at 7:30.

Eat breakfast in the cafeteria.

Say the pledge of allegiance to the flag together.

Teacher takes attendance.

Assignments Given

Classes of Math, Reading, Writing

Lunch in the cafeteria

Spelling, Music or Art or P.E., Social Studies, & Science

Dismissal

 

 Here is the newsletter.

 Love, J Stith jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

 

 

 

From:       Thompson, Feleisa 

Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 1:42 PM

To:  

Subject:    Council On Diversity Newsletter (April-June)

Importance: High

Council On Diversity, promoting Friendship Around the World !

 

COD_AprilNews.doc>>

Mrs. Feleisa Thompson

Academic Cord. /HCEC-TV Clerk

65 W.A. Jenkins Rd.

Elizabethtown, KY 42701

fthompso@hardin.k12.ky.us

Fax # (270) 769-8961

270) 769-8856

 

 

 

From: Viljenka Savli [mailto:viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 3:36 PM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Re: FW: Council On Diversity Newsletter (April-June) - Have you

opened your arms today?

 

 

Hi,

 

Thanks a lot for a lovely surprise. I'm so happy that this article was published in the news.

Thanks again for sending me the news.

 

Love

Vili

 

Viljenka Savli

Co-ordinator ESP for Slovenia

http://www2.arnes.si/~esp/

Solkan Elementary School

http://www2.arnes.si/~osngso3s/

http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/

Solska ulica 25, Solkan

5000 Nova Gorica

tel: +386 5 330 77 00

fax: +386 5 300 55 14

Personal HP:

http://os-sezana.s-skps.kp.edus.si/snd/

distance learning - english.

http://ro.zrsss.si/~viljenka/

e-mail: viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si

From: Viljenka Savli [mailto:viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:32 PM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Re: FW: Council On Diversity Newsletter (April-June) - Have you

opene d your arms today?

 

 

Dear Joan,

 

I'm writing to ask you for the web link of the article as I would like to publish the link in our

Bridges. Thanks for helping me.

 

I would just like to explain, that we were never a part of the Soviet Union, but a republic in the

former Yugoslavia (If, maybe, you remember Tito), so our country became independant after

Yugoslavia went apart.

 

Thanks for your students description of a ususal day. I will publish it as soon as possible.

Have a nice day and give regards to all of you.

Vili

 

 

From: Stith, Joan Library

Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 10:46 AM

To: 'viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si'

Subject: RE: FW: Council On Diversity Newsletter (April-June)

 

 

Dear Vili,

     Here is the link to the Cultural Diversity Newsletter-- http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/Upton/SloveniaNews.htm  It cannot be saved on a web page for some reason, so it doesn't look as pretty as it really was because I couldn't get the lines and colors and pictures to transfer.  We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.  When does your school end for this year?  Love, Joan Stith & Upton & Western Staff & Students

 

 

From: Viljenka Savli [mailto:viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 4:15 PM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: RE: FW: Council On Diversity Newsletter (April-June)

 

 

Dear Joan,

 

Thanks for the link. I will publish it in the Bridges. Have a look at the letter about your usual

day.  We finish school on 23, June. What about you?

 

Have a nice day.

 

Vili

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Stith, Joan Library
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 10:56 AM
To: 'viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si'
Subject: Message to Students

Dear Students at Solkan Elementary,

       Our class went to the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama last Friday.  We saw different kinds of rockets from long ago.

     They have kids and adults learning about space in space camps.  One week costs $695.00 per person.  Kids stay in a Marriott Hotel that is part of the Space Center.  They get up at 5:00am in the morning and don't go to bed till 11:00pm.  We only visited for one day.

    We rode a Space Shuttle ride where the seats moved, and also a Mission to Mars simulator.  The G-force pulled your cheeks back and we couldn't lift our hands till it was over.

     The IMAX movie was shown in a room with a dome ceiling, which made it look like we were flying right by planets with stars above us.  We saw ice caps on Mars that might be able to be melted for growing plants.  Venus looked hot with lava pockets we could see through the gases.

     We saw where they were building the new space modules for the 17 countries Space Center project.  Astronauts from the U. S., Russia, Germany, and many other countries will live in the modules.  Three will stay for 90 days and then 3 more will take their place.  Some modules will be used for growing plants to see what fruits and vegetables are like grown in outer space.

    We learned a civilian paid the Russians $20 million dollars to go up in space.

    We discovered how the astronauts take a shower in space.  They close themselves in a shower and strap their feet in.  Then a gallon of water shoots out.  It rises to the top of the shower.  They grab handfuls and rub it on their body.  Then it floats to the top again.

     When they go to the bathroom, they slide their feet in straps and they hold onto handles.  They line themselves up and sit on the toilet.  They push a button and vacuum themselves to the potty.  When they finish, they push a button.  It releases them from the seat, and the liquids are separated from the solids.  All the liquids are recycled and put into the drinking water, which is 99 % pure.  It is much cleaner than what we drink on earth.

     We learned a lot about space travel in one day!

     One of our classmates lives really close to the bridge we told you about last time.  Please write back soon and tell us if you went on a field trip this spring?

                                                                                    Your Kentucky Friends,

                                                                                              Western Elementary

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Viljenka Savli [mailto:viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 12:47 PM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Re: Message to Students

 

 

Hi, my dear friends,

 

Thanks for your letter. It was a nice surprise. One of my students write about her normal day and I

send it to you. I will publish both in the magazine. When do you finish this school year?

Thanks and have a nice day.

 

 

My day

 

Hi! I am Eva, a fourteen-year-old girl from Slovenia. I attend seventh grade of Solkan Elementary

School. Now I will describe you my normal day.

 

Today is Friday; I got up at 7.15 with Luis Armstrong’s song What a wonderful world, which, I

think, can really change your day to better way.

 

At 8 o’clock the school’s bell rings (every day from Monday to Friday), so at that time I already

have to be at school, prepared for my first subject. Today this is chemistry. I don’t like it very

much, so this is not my best way to start a day. But anyway, today we had quite a good time,

because we were all talking about history, our third subject on Friday, because we wrote a test

today. The second subject is maths, if I described it in few words I would say; a lot of hard work

for brains (and for hands, because we have to write many exercises)!!

 

And than, finally, we have history. (The test even wasn’t so hard. When we later talked about it,

everybody said they thought it would be more difficult.)

Fourth and fifth lesson is housekeeping. Today we learned how to write a plan for a house. It was

quite exiting, because I think an architect is a very interesting profession. Our last subject is

craft. The teachers today graded us, and than we watched a film about how to make a wine cask.

After school I also have to go to Music school, where I play the guitar. Today we first had a class

about music history, where we wrote a test over the whole year. I had a guitar class after that. I

finally wanted to go home after it, because I was very tired after the whole week work, but it

started to rain. I remembered this morning song, smile, and thought to myself; 'what a wonderful

world…'

 

                                                                                                                            Eva Sušnik,

                                                                                                         Solkan Elementary School

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Viljenka Savli [mailto:viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 8:08 AM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Re: Message to Students

 

 

Dear Joan and Students,

 

Thanks for the letter. We finish school on 23rd June and start a new one on the 1st of September.

We too, also want to stay in touch with you and continue our global friendship.

 

Have nice holidays and relax.

 

Best wishes from Solkan School

 

Vili

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Viljenka Savli [mailto:viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 2:44 PM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: RE: Message to Students

 

 

Dear Joan,

 

The new school year is now in full swing and so we want to write you a few lines. First let us express our compassion for the terrorists attacks and give you our hope that all will end well for all of us. We were shocked. How are you and your kids?

 

Write us, please to give us some news about the school and activities this year. Our project Bridges was awarded top 100 among more than 1000 submitted projects and part of it are also you and your school. Thanks.

 

Give regards to all, we are looking forward to your next letter.

 

Best wishes and nice days at school.

 

Vili

Viljenka Savli

Co-ordinator ESP for Slovenia

http://www2.arnes.si/~esp/

Solkan Elementary School

http://www2.arnes.si/~osngso3s/

http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/

Solska ulica 25, Solkan

5000 Nova Gorica

tel: +386 5 330 77 00

fax: +386 5 300 55 14

Personal HP:

http://os-sezana.s-skps.kp.edus.si/snd/

distance learning - english.

http://ro.zrsss.si/~viljenka/

e-mail: viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si

 

     -----Original Message-----

From:             Stith, Joan   Library 

Sent:              Tuesday, October 16, 2001 10:59 AM

To:                  'Viljenka Savli'

        Subject:         Hello

 

      It is so wonderful to hear from you.  Our computer system has been down

 across the state for several weeks & we have really missed it.  We just got

 back on yesterday.  We are all enjoying the beautiful fall leaves & praying

 for & trying to think of ways to increase peace throughout the world.

      Congratulations on your award!  We are overjoyed at being able to be

 part of Bridges!  Have you seen our new home page?  Our theme this year is

 "Our Classroom is the World".  You were the first to help us make our dream

 come true of having friends around the world through technology!

      What is the name of the contest that chose Bridges one of the top one

 hundred from 1,000 projects?  We want to publicize it on our web page too!

 Besides getting to participate in Bridges, we are getting to tag along on the

 European Kids project (see our homepage)that was a finalist in Rome, Italy

 and Stockholm Sweden, which is really thrilling for our small rural schools.

       Our STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) Teams raised over

 $200.00 at the Kentucky State Fair & are going to sell our web site books on

 Make a Difference Day to raise even more money for Heifer Project.  We are

 looking forward to a visitor from Rwanda, Africa, who is coming to thank us

 for sending 5 pregnant heifers to needy families there last year.  Would

 your school consider raising money for animals for hungry children around

 the world through Heifer Project International?  The web site for HPI is

 http://www.heifer.org/foundation/

      We send BRIDGES & RAINBOWS of LOVE and BEST WISHES to everyone in your

 school and city.   Please write again soon and tell us what you are doing?

 

                                   Upton & Western Students and Staff 

-----Original Message-----

From: Viljenka Savli [mailto:viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 6:11 AM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Re: Hello

 

 

HI,

 

I'm happy to hear from you this school year again. We too are happy about our magazine Bridges to gain the 100 top award. You can find the information of the event here:

http://www.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/en/awards_eschola/sub_area.cfm?sa=553

You also helped us to be among them, thank you. We found new friend in Japan too and they will publish their articles soon. So our family is becoming larger and larger and the distances slowly disappear, don't they.

 

I went through your renewed homepage. Congratulations! It is a lot there and I liked our Polka music :).

 

I will discuss your proposal about gathering money here and let you know our decision later.

 

 We also send BRIDGES & RAINBOWS of LOVE and BEST WISHES to everyone in your

school and city. Write again soon, please as we want to publish your information in our magazine?

 

Have nice days

 

Vili

 

Viljenka Savli

Co-ordinator ESP for Slovenia

http://www2.arnes.si/~esp/

Solkan Elementary School

http://www2.arnes.si/~osngso3s/

http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/

Solska ulica 25, Solkan

5000 Nova Gorica

tel: +386 5 330 77 00

fax: +386 5 300 55 14

Personal HP:

http://os-sezana.s-skps.kp.edus.si/snd/

distance learning - english.

http://ro.zrsss.si/~viljenka/

e-mail: viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si

 

-----Original Message-----

From:             Stith, Joan   Library 

Sent:              Monday, November 05, 2001 8:34 AM

To:                  'Viljenka Savli'

Subject:         FW: Council on Diversity - November newsletter

 

 

You are in our Cultural Diversity Newsletter again!

Last night there was a piece on TV about Slovenia.  It was so neat to see video of your capital and Lake Bled. A piece was devoted to the Lipizan horses. They also showed a museum of decorated bee hive boxes.  They were beautiful.   Your country is so prosperous and happy!  Hope you are having a great year.  Love, Your friends in Hardin County, Kentucky

 

 

 

 -----Original Message-----

From:             Seymour, Joyce 

Sent:              Friday, November 02, 2001 8:56 AM

Subject:         Council on Diversity - November newsletter

 

 

Attached is the November newsletter from the Council on Diversity.  Please take a few minutes to learn about activities here in Hardin County and to learn of helpful links on the Internet.

 

       

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Viljenka Savli [mailto:viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 11:24 AM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Re: FW: Council on Diversity - November newsletter

 

 

Dear friends,

 

What a nice surprise! Thanks for the information and the copy of the letter. I've published both in

our magazine. Now it is even richer and more interesting as we can see that there are no borders

for us and that distance means nothing in the virtual worlds, agree?

 

Have a nice day

 

Vili and the students

 

  

 

 

 

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